astrotoy
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Most (all, almost all) of the great classical recordings of the golden era came from companies who hired and kept the best engineers and producers for... -
I don't have the Grumiaux, though have quite a few of his records - some with his Grumiaux Trio and some with the great Clara Haskil. I did find I have...Leave a comment:
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David, thanks for the tip. Never heard the Kremer version. I heard him once in a live summer outdoor concert. It was at the Concord Pavillion, on the... -
Bill, HIP = Historically Informed Performance. Usually with original instruments or reproductions. For example, violins with gut strings, tuned lower...Leave a comment:
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Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas
I had a request about the Heifetz recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas which I cannot locate. I finally dug out my copy and have a few comments... -
I heard Bill Christie in May conducting from the keyboard with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at Glyndebourne at a performance of Cavalli's...Leave a comment:
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I have one of the FONE titles on tape. It is the Beethoven Violin Concerto with Accardo. Quite fine recording and performance. I think it is the only...Leave a comment:
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I'll dig out my copy of the Heifetz Bach Partitas and Sonatas and give them a listen. I think I have a German pressing of them, but have to check. ... -
I had a chance to compare the ERC, Coup d'Archet, and original Martzy of one side of the set (Partita #2 IIRC). We were using a Graham Slee phono preamp... -
For the rare and relatively rare originals (say $100 or over), then almost all reissues are a small fraction of the cost of an original. So the person...Leave a comment:
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To answer the last question first, most major opera orchestras have tenure rules, like major symphony orchestras. So, for example, the new music director...Leave a comment:
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Interestingly, the conductor at the front of the orchestra is a relatively recent development in the history of classical music. Before the early romantic...Leave a comment:
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Just the ADS. The vast majority of the records I buy are in pretty clean condition. I think both buying in the UK and buying classical helps. But I also... -
I am what most people would consider as a collector. My pursuits have been almost exclusively in classical vinyl, both audiophile and non. I have accumulated...Leave a comment:
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I had major problems with HQP trying to upsample mch files to DSD256 from DSD64 and other rates. Stereo worked fine, but 5.1 was too much for my computer...Leave a comment:
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My friend John Dunkerley told me he wasn't impressed by a couple of Decca reissues that he heard. John was a recording engineer for Decca (classical)... -
My first foray into high end audio, almost forty years ago, were Magnepan 2167-F, the predecessors of the MG-II's. I stayed with planars, switching to...Leave a comment:
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New R2R Tape from HDTT - Direct copy from Master Tape!
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